As the political tussle over the use of Electronic Voting Machines heats up, the Election Commission will on Friday meet representatives of 55 political parties, 16 of which had urged it to return to ballot papers.
The Election Commission has convened the meeting of seven national and 48 state parties to discuss the reliability of EVMs and is also likely to brief them on its planned EVM hacking challenge.
The…

At least 60 students have been admitted to hospital after gas leakage from a container at a school in Delhi's Tughlakabad area, reports ANI.
Police and CATS (Centralised Ambulance Trauma Services) ambulances are on spot.
NDTV said that the cops are trying to find out the cause of the leak.
"Some students complained of irritation in eyes and throat due to gas leak; 50-60 students have been hospitalised," ANI quoted…

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Last updated on: May 02, 2017 10:22 IST
The Election Commission has cancelled the May 25 Anantnag Lok Sabha bypoll, citing poor law and order situation and lack of adequate central forces.
Earlier, the EC had planned to hold the bypoll on April 12 but had postponed it to May 25, citing similar problems in the Kashmir Valley.
In its 10-page order issued late Sunday…

Ministry spokesperson Muhammad Radmanish told Efe news that a large amount of ammunition and weapons were also destroyed in the bombing.
The US forces dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb, also known as the "mother of all bombs", in eastern Afghanistan against a series of caves used by the Islamic State. The 9,525 kg bomb was dropped in the Achin district of the Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. The use of…